Prospectus

9th National Certification Examination

for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors – Dec 2009
(under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001)

(For Supplementary Candidates only)

19th & 20th December 2009

Saturday & Sunday

BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BEE)

(A Statutory body under Ministry of Power,
Government of India)

National Certifying Agency

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, INDIA
(Under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
Government of India)

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 BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BEE)
th
4 Floor, Sewa Bhawan
R.K. Puram
New Delhi – 110 066
Phones: 011 – 26179699, Fax No.011-26178352/26178328
www.bee-india.nic.in

Under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, Bureau of Energy Efficiency
has been established with effect from 1st March 2002. The Bureau is responsible for
spearheading the improvement of energy efficiency of the economy through various
regulatory and promotional instruments. The Mission of Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE) is to develop policy and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation and market
principles, within the overall framework of the Energy Conservation Act (EC Act),
2001 with the primary objective of reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy.
This will be achieved with active participation of all stakeholders, resulting in
accelerated and sustained adoption of energy efficiency in all sectors.

The Bureau is headed by its Director-General. The Director General is responsible to

the Governing Council which is headed by the Union Minister of Power and consists
of Secretaries of various line Ministries, heads of various technical agencies under
the Ministries, members representing industry, equipment and appliance
manufacturers, architects, and consumers, and members from each of the five
power regions representing the states of the region.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency has initiated various promotional and mandatory

provisions of the Act. The voluntary program of sharing of best practices,
undertaking of specific energy consumption targets has full acceptance in the 8
sectors of industry. On the mandatory provisions front, energy managers and energy
auditors capacity is being developed and eight certification examinations have been
successfully conducted. The programme of fixation of norms under EC Act has also
been initiated for designated consumers.

Further, Energy labeling program for frost free and direct cool refrigerators, window
air conditioners, distribution transformers, tubular fluorescent lighting systems and
other energy consuming equipment has been launched by BEE. The programme
offers reduction in overall energy consumption by use of such equipments/
appliances to the tune of 18 Billion Units by 2012 (~3000 MW).

Energy Conservation Building Code has also been launched by Ministry of Power on
27th May 2007 on voluntary basis. Once made mandatory, it has a potential to save
1.7 billion units annually.

Capacity building programmes necessary to enable the State Designated Agencies

(SDAs) to discharge regulatory, facilitative and enforcement functions under the
ECAct have also been undertaken by BEE.

The provisional figures of the impact of the various programmes being implemented
by BEE till January, 2009 indicate a cumulative avoided capacity addition of around
1600 MW, with 623 MW of verified avoided capacity achieved in the first year of the
XI th plan (2007-08).

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 Foreword

The Indian economy is growing rapidly, and along with it the demand for energy services is
also growing in lockstep. The task of meeting these energy services is challenging because
conventional approaches through increased mining of our limited fossil fuel reserves and enhanced
imports of hydrocarbons would further exacerbate the security of our energy supply, the vulnerability
of our economy to external fuel price volatility and shocks and adverse environmental impacts of
energy production, transformation and consumption.

Energy efficiency improvements would allow decoupling of economic growth from energy growth,
allowing the economy to expand much more rapidly with lower growth rate of energy supply. This
would also enable the Indian industry to become more competitive globally - a route that many Indian
companies are now beginning to adopt.

The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 has sought to promote energy efficiency in highly energy
intensive sectors such as industry, buildings, railways etc., by mandating them as designated
consumers to use accredited energy auditors to carry out periodic energy audits, and to employ
energy managers to oversee the energy use in the unit, including the implementation of the
recommendation of the energy auditors. The Act also charges this Bureau with the responsibility of
certifying energy managers and accreditation of energy auditors..

The Bureau has successfully conducted eight National Certification Examination since 2004. The
Ninth National Certification Examination is now being conducted only for the Supplementary
Candidates in order to provide them a chance to write the current examination on the basis of old
syllabus and eligibility criteria, which may change for the subsequent examinations. We hope that all
the supplementary candidates would avail this chance.

The Bureau has designated National Productivity Council as the national certifying agency for
the conduct of the 9th National Certification Examination.

I invite all the eligible supplementary candidates, who had earlier registered for previous
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examinations and have not been declared qualified, to write their supplementary papers in 9
National Certification Examination, and wish them all the very best for their success in the
Examination.

Dr. Ajay Mathur

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 Contents

Foreword

01. Background

02. Need for National Level Certification Examination

03. Energy Auditor – Role and Importance

04. Energy Manager – Role and Importance

05. Examination Papers and Scheme

06. Minimum Marks for Award of Certificates

07. Supplementary Candidates

08. Validity of the Certificate

09. Revocation of Certificate

10. Examination Centres

11. Examination Schedule

12. Fee

13. Registration and Certification

14. Role of the National Certifying Agency

15. Conditions and instructions to the Candidates

Annexure – 1 : Syllabus

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01. Background
The Government of India has enforced The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (No 52 of 2001, 29th
September 2001) with effect from 1st March 2002. The Act provides mainly for efficient use of energy
and its conservation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. As per the Energy
Conservation Act 2001, it is mandatory for all the designated energy consumers to get energy audit
conducted by an Accredited Energy Auditor [under clause 14(h) and 14(i)] and to designate or
appoint an Energy Manager [under clause 14(l)]. The Government of India has notified the list of
designated consumers and the details are available at the following link: http://www.bee-
india.nic.in/sidelinks/Exams07/Gazette_of_IndiaPartIISec3Sub-sec(ii)19_03_2007.pdf

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India, is empowered to

specify the regulations and mechanism to meet the above objectives. BEE has retained the National
Productivity Council (NPC) as the National Certifying Agency, which would conduct the National
Level Certification Examination for Energy Managers & Energy Auditors under the aegis of Bureau.

02. Need for National Level Certification Examination

The essential qualification for a Certified Energy Manager and Certified Energy Auditor would be the
passing of a National Level Certification Examination, which will be conducted under the aegis of
Bureau of Energy Efficiency. The national level certification examination, conducted by a National
Certifying Agency, will establish a uniform criterion for the certification of energy managers/energy
auditors and will also ensure that services of qualified persons, having the requisite knowledge on the
subject, are available to the industry.

The certification examination will be conducted based on the syllabus/curriculum approved by the
Bureau. The proposed syllabus will go under modifications from time to time based on the feed back
received and future developments. The requisite modifications will be incorporated by the national
level certification agency in the syllabus in consultation with the Bureau from time to time.

03. Energy Auditor – Role and Importance

Energy audit involves a systematic study undertaken on major energy consuming sections and
equipments including construction of heat and mass balance with a view to identify the flow of energy,
efficient use of energy in each of the steps and pin-point wastage of energy. A well-conducted energy
audit would reveal the areas of wastage of energy and it would lead to suggestions for possible
energy savings in all sectors.

The Energy Conservation Act requires that the every designated consumer, as notified, may get the
energy audit done through an Accredited Energy Auditor in a manner and interval of time as specified.
The Certified Energy Auditor, as such, is not authorized to conduct such mandatory energy
audits under the EC Act. (Certification may be one of the prerequisites along with other
conditions, which have to be fulfilled by an energy auditor before applying for accreditation)
The energy audit report is to contain recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost
benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption [Clause 14(i)]. The conduct of
energy audit and implementation of its recommendations on cost-benefit basis through accredited
energy auditors is expected to help the designated energy consumers to achieve significant reduction
in their energy consumption levels.

Responsibilities and Duties of Energy Auditor are highlighted below:

• Carry out a detailed energy audit

• Quantify energy consumption and establish base line energy information
• Construct energy and material balance
• Perform efficiency evaluation of energy & utility systems
• Compare energy norms with existing energy consumption levels
• Identify and prioritization of energy saving measures
• Analyse technical and financial feasibility of energy saving measures
• Recommend energy efficient technologies and alternate energy sources
• Report writing, presentation and follow up for implementation

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04. Energy Manager – Role & Importance
Energy manager occupies an important position and is the focal point of all the activities pertaining to
energy management in the organization. The energy manager provides leadership in the
development of policy on Energy Management Action Plan and plays a key role in the formulation of
corporate energy policy. Energy managers also perform the activities related with Energy
Management, Project Management, Personnel Management and Financial Management at the plant
level. He also prepares the information to be submitted to the Designated Agency with regard to the
energy consumed and action taken on the recommendation of the Accredited Energy Auditor [Clause
14(k)].

Responsibilities and Duties of Energy Manager are highlighted below:

• Establish an energy conservation cell & prepare an annual activity plan

• Develop and manage training programme for energy efficiency at operating levels
• Develop integrated system of energy efficiency and environmental improvement
• Initiate activities to improve monitoring and process control to reduce energy costs
• Co-ordinate implementation of energy audit/efficiency improvement projects through external
agencies
• Establish / participate in information exchange with other energy managers of the same sector
through association
• Provide information to BEE and Designated Agency of the respective States as demanded in the
Act.

05. Examination Papers and Scheme

The examination Papers for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors are given below:

Paper Name of the Paper Duration Max Marks

No
I General Aspects of Energy Management & Energy Audit. 3 Hrs 150
II Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities 3 Hrs 150
III Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities 3 Hrs 150
IV Energy Performance Assessment for Equipment and 2 Hrs 100
Utility systems (Open Book Examination)**

a) Question Papers for Energy Manager and Energy Auditor are common for the first three
papers viz. Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III. Energy Auditor candidate passing the above
three papers shall be eligible for award of Energy Manager Certification. This clause is not
applicable to the supplementary candidates of the 1st National Certification Examination for
Energy Managers and Energy Auditors conducted in 2004.

b) The degree of difficulty in Paper-IV will be comparatively much higher than other papers.

c) Medium of examination is English.

d) Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III shall consist of objective and descriptive type questions.

e) The Paper-IV for Energy Auditors will be an open book examination and shall consist of
descriptive and numerical questions.
** The candidates can refer only the guide books supplied, at the time of their registration,
during the paper IV examination. No other reference books and written material will be
allowed.

f) The syllabus for all the papers is given in Annexure – I.

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g) Upgradation of EM Certification to EA Certification

Bureau of Energy Efficiency has approved the Upgradation of Energy Manager Certification to Energy
Auditor Certification. This clause is not applicable to the candidates registered for the 1st National
Certification Examination for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors conducted in 2004.

The candidates who have qualified for Energy Manager certification and who fulfill the eligibility
criteria for writing the Energy Auditor Certification, are eligible for upgrading EM Certification to EA
Certification.

The choice for issue of exercising this option to an eligible Certified Energy Manager is restricted
within a period of 5 years from the date of issue of his/ her Energy Manager Certification.

Those eligible candidates need to appear only for Paper-4 - Energy Performance Assessment for
Equipment and Utility Systems (Open Book Examination). The candidates can register online and
send the printout of filled-in application along with the requisite examination fee.

06. Minimum Marks for Award of Certificates

a) For Certification of Energy Managers:

50% of the maximum marks in each paper in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III

b) For Certification of Energy Auditors:

50% of the maximum marks in each paper in Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-III & Paper-IV.

Note: 1. A candidate qualifying as Certified Energy Auditor automatically qualifies for Certified
Energy Manager as well. Such persons can be considered for appointment or designated as
Energy Manager under the EC Act, 2001 by the Designated Consumers.

07. Supplementary Candidates

A registered candidate, who fails or fails to appear in any one or more papers in his first
National Examination, shall be eligible to re-write the same paper(s) by appearing in a
maximum number of five subsequent examinations within six years from the date of
first registration, by paying prescribed supplementary examination fee. This eligibility criteria
may change for the subsequent examinations.

On the basis of his results of the re-written paper(s), the candidate shall be declared to have
passed the examination, provided he secures minimum of 50% marks in each of the re-
written papers as applicable. In case, he does not secure minimum of 50% marks in each re-
written paper(s) as stipulated above, he shall be deemed to have failed in the said National
Certification Examination for which the candidate has registered.

In case, if an eligible supplementary candidate is not able to appear or not able to qualify in
the current December,2009 examination, will be required to write the subsequent
examinations under revised syllabus and revised eligibility criteria as applicable from time to
time.

The candidate, however, shall have the option to apply and register himself as a fresh
candidate in subsequent National Certification Examinations.

The Energy Auditor candidates passing the paper I, II and III shall be eligible for award of
Energy Manager Certification. This clause is not applicable to the supplementary
st
candidates of the 1 National Certification Examination for Energy Managers and Energy
Auditors conducted in 2004.

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08. Validity of the Certificate

The certificate shall be valid for life time until it is cancelled, subject to the condition of attending of an
authorized refresher training course of short term duration by the candidate in a designated /approved
institute or organization (to be announced by the Bureau) once in a 5 year time period, commencing
from the date of award of certificate. A six- month’s grace period will also be provided to the certified
energy manager and energy auditors after the expiry of 5-year period. The Candidate will be required
to inform the BEE about the attendance of the refresher course on a specified format so that a fresh
certificate is issued to the candidate for another 5-year period.

09. Revocation of Certificate

The Certificate can be revoked on the ground of proved instances of unprofessional / unethical
practices followed by a Certified Energy Manager and Certified Energy Auditor. The Bureau shall
constitute a Committee for this purpose, which will investigate the matter. The concerned Certified
Energy Manager and Energy Auditor will be informed of the charges against him and given a
reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of such charges.

10. Examination Centres

a) The proposed centres for conduct of the written examination are: –

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin,

Dehradun, Delhi/NCR, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Karavati,
Kolkatta, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram and
Vadodara.

c) The applicant will have to give three choices of examination centres in the order of preference.

d) If the number of applicants for a particular centre is found to be less than the minimum required
number, the examination centre for those applicants can be shifted to next preferred centres.

11. Examination Schedule

Paper No Examination Paper Examination Date Time

I General Aspects of Energy Management & Energy 19 Dec 2009 0930-1230 Hrs
Audit.
II Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities 19 Dec 2009 1400 –1700 Hrs
III Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities 20 Dec 2009 0930-1230 Hrs
IV Energy Performance Assessment for Equipment and 20 Dec 2009 1400 –1600 Hrs
Utility systems (Open Book Examination)

12. Fee

FOR SUPPLEMENTARY CANDIDATES

Application Fee: Nil
Supplementary Examination Fee:
Rs.1500 /- per paper for both Self-sponsored & Company Sponsored candidates ( Rs.750/- per paper
for Self-sponsored candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC having annual income not more than Rs.4.5
lakhs).

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FOR UPGRADATION FROM ENERGY MANAGER TO ENERGY AUDITOR
Upgradation Fee: Rs. 1500/- for Self-sponsored candidates ( Rs.750/- for self-sponsored candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC having annual income not more than Rs.4.5 lakhs).

Note: Those Candidates claiming fee concession has to submit copies of necessary supporting
documents.

 Prospectus can be downloaded and the candidate has to apply online accessing the websites
www.aipnpc.org or www.em-ea.org or www.energymanagertraining.com or www.bee-
india.nic.in and take the printout of the filled in application form and send it along with requisite
fee by Demand Draft in favour of “Bureau of Energy Efficiency” payable at “Chennai” along
with Application Form for Registration.

13. Guide Books

The Guide Books will not be supplied to supplementary candidates as the fee for
written examination has been reduced by Rs. 500 per paper for General candidates and
by Rs. 250 for SC/ST/OBC candidates. The supplementary candidates can refer the
books supplied to them at the time of their registration.

14. Registration and Certification Process

• Registration for the certification Examination will be done on receipt of the filled-in
application form along with requisite fees from the candidates
• Printout of the Hall Tickets can be taken online at www.aipnpc.org 20 days before the
commencement of the examination.
• The results of the written examination will be communicated to all the candidates and also
displayed online at www.aipnpc.org
• Certificates and credentials will be awarded to the successfully passed eligible candidates.

15. Role of NPC as the National Certifying Agency

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has retained the National Productivity Council (NPC) as the National
Certifying Agency, which would conduct the National Level Certification Examination for Energy
Managers & Energy Auditors.

NPC will carry out the following activities as a National Certifying Agency: -

1) Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity (AIP), NPC, Chennai will receive the applications from
the candidates and register them as per the laid down procedures.

2) NPC will send all necessary instructions in respect of the Certifying Examination and other
details such as the venue of examination, timings, code of conduct for the candidates who are
registered for the examination for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors.

3) NPC will administer the examination in all the centres.

4) NPC would issue the Certificates and Credentials under the seal of Bureau of Energy
Efficiency, a statutory body under Ministry of Power, Government of India to the successfully
passed eligible candidates.

16. Conditions and instructions to the Candidates

01. Read the prospectus completely.

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 02. All entries should be correctly filled.

03. Affix self-attested recent passport size photograph in application form.

04. Enclose Demand Draft towards the fees in favor of Bureau of Energy Efficiency payable at
Chennai. .

05. Self-sponsored candidates (individual in the category of SC/ST/OBC & having annual income
not more than Rs. 4.5 Lakhs/annum) will be required to submit the attested copies of the
necessary supporting documents as per the formats applicable for Govt. of India Postings.
Other formats issued in local languages will not be accepted.

06. Filled-in application form along with requisite fee should reach the following address on
or before 20th November 2009:

The Director
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity
National Productivity Council
6, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambattur,
Chennai – 600 098
Tel. No. 044 – 26251808/26255216
Fax No. 044 – 26254904/26255012
Email: aipnpc@vsnl.net

Note: All correspondence related with Certification Examination should be made to the above address only.

07. Use the Guide books for the Preparation of examination

08. It is not compulsory to undertake any preparatory training program before appearing in the
National Certification Examination. Further, BEE has neither authorized any agency to conduct
such preparatory training programs nor provides any guarantee on the quality of their training
materials.

09. The fees paid by a candidate who has been admitted to the National Examination, shall
not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances on the basis of medical or any
other ground.

10. The candidates will have the responsibility to cross check the information on allotted
examination centres, issue of hall tickets and other instructions issued from time to time, from
the below mentioned websites.

11 Any candidate, who does not receive or loses the admission ticket, shall report to the allotted
examination centre with documentary evidence of having registered for National Examination.
Information on the allotted examination centres may be seen at the web-site(s) mentioned in
the prospectus.

12. (a) If a candidate on declaration of the results of National Examination is not satisfied with the
marks given in any paper(s) and feels that there is possibility of either omission in marking of
any answer(s) or there is possibility of mistake in totaling of the marks in any paper(s), the
candidate may seek verification of all or any paper on his submitting an application
accompanied by a fee of Rs 200 for each paper, to be paid by DD drawn in favour of
“Bureau of Energy Efficiency” payable at “Chennai”, to the NPC, Chennai within a
month of the declaration of the results of the said National Examination. The Bureau or
the Agency shall entertain no request for such verification after the expiry of the said period of
one month.

(b) A candidate shall be eligible to seek verification of paper(s) of the said National Examination
for one time only.

(c) The process of verification shall be completed with in a period of one month from the date of
receipt of the application by the NPC
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 (d) The marks obtained by a candidate in individual questions of paper(s) shall not be supplied.

(e) Request for revaluation of evaluated Answer Books will not be entertained.

(f) Photocopies of evaluated Answer Books will not be made available to candidates.

13. BEE reserves the right to change the examination dates due to some unforeseen reasons and
reasons beyond its control.

14. It is compulsory for the registered candidates to give E-mail ID, as most of the communication
regarding the examination will be sent by E-mails.

15. For Examination updates visit websites www.aipnpc.org, www.bee-india.nic.in,

www.energymanagertraining.com , www.em-ea.org

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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO APPLY ONLINE

GENERAL INFORMATION:

1. Candidates are advised to go through the prospectus before filling the online application form.

2. You should have an email id (If you don't have an email account please create one in free sites)

3. The candidates should keep ready and submit the details of Fee payment, Educational
Qualification, Experience while filling in the ONLINE APPLICATION.

How to Apply

o Fill online application form at www.aipnpc.org and click "Submit" button for
registration. You can have a preview of the application form. If any changes are to
be done you can go back and make necessary changes. If all the details are correct,
click “confirm” button. (After confirmation no changes can be done. However, the
candidates can fill the online application afresh and submit again. The application
form received with fee will alone be accepted)
o Take a print out of the generated online application form after successful submission
of data.
o Affix, Sign one passport size photo in the application.

Send the printed application form along with requisite fee through post or courier to reach the
following address on or before 20th November 2009:

The Director
Dr.Ambedkar Institute of Productivity
National Productivity Council
6, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambattur
Chennai – 600 098
Phone:044-26251808/26255012 Fax: 044-25255012
Email: aipnpc@vsnl.net

o Applications received after the last date OR in any other format other than
the prescribed one OR incomplete will be summarily rejected. Delays in transit would
be rejected without assigning any reason.

o In all subsequent correspondence make sure that invariably you quote the registration
number.

For any clarification contact us at aipnpc@vsnl.net

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List of Enclosures to be attached with the Application.

1 DD towards supplementary exam fee in favor of Bureau of Energy Efficiency payable

at Chennai.
2 Affix one self-attested recent passport size photograph in application form.
3 Proof of SC/ST/OBC certificates as per Govt. of India format in case of claiming
fee concession. Certificates issued in local languages will not be accepted.
4 Proof of Income certificate for self sponsored candidates in the category of
SC/ST/OBC & having annual income not more than Rs.4.5 Lakhs.

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 Annexure- 1

Syllabus for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors Certification Examination

PAPER-1: GENERAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY AUDIT

1.1 Energy Scenario: Commercial and Non-commercial energy, primary energy resources,
commercial energy production, final energy consumption, energy needs of growing economy, long
term energy scenario, energy pricing, energy sector reforms, energy and environment, energy
security, energy conservation and its importance, re-structuring of the energy supply sector, energy
strategy for the future, air pollution, climate change. Energy Conservation Act-2001 and its features.

1.2 Basics of Energy and its various forms: Electricity basics- DC & AC currents, electricity
tariff, Thermal Basics-fuels, thermal energy contents of fuel, temperature & pressure, heat capacity,
sensible and latent heat, evaporation, condensation, steam, moist air and humidity & heat transfer,
units and conversion.

1.3 Energy Management & Audit: Definition, need and types of energy audit. Energy
management (audit) approach-understanding energy costs, bench marking, energy performance,
matching energy use to requirement, maximizing system efficiencies, optimizing the input energy
requirements, fuel & energy substitution, energy audit instruments.

1.4 Material and Energy balance: Facility as an energy system, methods for preparing process
flow, material and energy balance diagrams.

1.5 Energy Action Planning: Key elements, force field analysis, Energy policy purpose,
perspective, contents, formulation, ratification, Organizing – location of energy management, top
management support, managerial function, roles and responsibilities of energy manager,
accountability. Motivating-motivation of employees: Information system-designing barriers, strategies;
Marketing and communicating-training and planning.

1.6 Financial Management: Investment-need, appraisal and criteria, financial analysis

techniques-simple pay back period, return on investment, net present value, internal rate of return,
cash flows, risk and sensitivity analysis; financing options, energy performance contracts and role of
ESCOs.

1.7 Project Management: Definition and scope of project, technical design, financing,
contracting, implementation and performance monitoring. Implementation plan for top management,
Planning Budget, Procurement Procedures, Construction, Measurement & Verification.

1.8 Energy Monitoring and Targeting: Defining monitoring & targeting, elements of monitoring
& targeting, data and information-analysis, techniques -energy consumption, production, cumulative
sum of differences (CUSUM).

1.9 Global environmental concerns: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCC), sustainable development, Kyoto Protocol, Conference of Parties (COP), Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM), Prototype Carbon fund (PCF).

PAPER 2: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THERMAL UTILITIES

2.1 Fuels and Combustion: Introduction to fuels, properties of fuel oil, coal and gas, storage,
handling and preparation of fuels, principles of combustion, combustion of oil, coal and gas.

2.2 Boilers: Types, combustion in boilers, performances evaluation, analysis of losses, feed
water treatment, blow down, energy conservation opportunities.

2.3 Steam System: Properties of steam, assessment of steam distribution losses, steam
leakages, steam trapping, condensate and flash steam recovery system, identifying opportunities for
energy savings.

2.4 Furnaces: Classification, general fuel economy measures in furnaces, excess air, heat
distribution, temperature control, draft control, waste heat recovery.

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2.5 Insulation and Refractories: Insulation-types and application, economic thickness of
insulation, heat savings and application criteria, Refractory-types, selection and application of
refractories, heat loss.

2.6 FBC boilers: Introduction, mechanism of fluidized bed combustion, advantages, types of
FBC boilers, operational features, retrofitting FBC system to conventional boilers, saving potential.

2.7 Cogeneration: Definition, need, application, advantages, classification and saving potentials.

2.8 Waste Heat Recovery: Classification, advantages and applications, commercially viable
waste heat recovery devices, saving potential.

PAPER 3: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICAL UTILITIES

3.1 Electrical system: Electricity billing, electrical load management and maximum demand
control, power factor improvement and its benefit, selection and location of capacitors, performance
assessment of PF capacitors, distribution and transformer losses.

3.2 Electric motors: Types, losses in induction motors, motor efficiency, factors affecting motor
performance, rewinding and motor replacement issues, energy saving opportunities with energy
efficient motors.

3.3 Compressed Air System: Types of air compressors, compressor efficiency, efficient
compressor operation, Compressed air system components, capacity assessment, leakage test,
factors affecting the performance and savings opportunities

3.4 HVAC and Refrigeration System: Vapor compression refrigeration cycle, refrigerants,
coefficient of performance, capacity, and factors affecting Refrigeration and Air conditioning system
performance and savings opportunities.
Vapor absorption refrigeration system: Working principle, types and comparison with vapor
compression system, saving potential

3.5 Fans and blowers: Types, performance evaluation, efficient system operation, flow control
strategies and energy conservation opportunities.

3.6 Pumps and Pumping System: Types, performance evaluation, efficient system operation,
flow control strategies and energy conservation opportunities.

3.7 Cooling Tower: Types and performance evaluation, efficient system operation, flow control
strategies and energy saving opportunities assessment of cooling towers.

3.8 Lighting System: Light source, choice of lighting, luminance requirements, and energy
conservation avenues.

3.9 Diesel Generating system: Factors affecting selection, energy performance assessment of
diesel conservation avenues.

3.10 Energy Efficient Technologies in Electrical Systems: Maximum demand

controllers, automatic power factor controllers, energy efficient motors, soft starters with energy saver,
variable speed drives, energy efficient transformers, electronic ballast, occupancy sensors, energy
efficient lighting controls, energy saving potential of each technology.

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PAPER-4: ENERGY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTILITY SYSTEMS

Open Book examination on the following energy performance assessments for equipment and utility
systems:

4.1 Boilers, Furnaces

4.2 Cogeneration, Turbines (gas, steam),

4.3 Heat Exchangers,

4.4 Electric Motors, Variable Speed Drives,

4.5 Fans and Blowers, Water Pumps, Compressors,

4.6 HVAC systems

4.7 Lighting Systems,

4.8 Performing Financial Analysis.

4.9 Applications of Non-conventional & Renewable Energy Sources (NRES)

4.10 Waste minimization and resource conservation

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 NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, INDIA

The National Productivity Council is a national level organization, founded in 1958 by the
Government of India. NPC is an autonomous, tri-partite, non-profit organization with
equal representation from the government, employers and workers’ organizations, apart from
technical and professional institutions and other interests on its governing council. Besides its
headquarters at New Delhi, NPC operates through 14 offices in India with 250 highly qualified and
experienced specialists representing various disciplines.

Training Institute: Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity (AIP) is a long-term training wing of the
National Productivity Council of India. The Institute plays a wider role of running 2 years P.G
Programmes and Short-term programmes in Managerial & Technical areas.

Mission: Development, Dissemination and Application of knowledge and experience in

productivity, for promoting consciousness and improvement in productivity, with the objective of
strengthening the performance and competitiveness of the national economy as well as of improving
the working conditions and quality of working life.

Objectives: NPC is aiming to promote the cause of productivity in industry, agriculture, service,
infrastructure and other sectors of the economy. It aims to help in achieving sustained all round
development in India, leading to enhancement of quality of life of people in general. The concept of
productivity as perceived by NPC encompasses not only a more efficient use of resources, but also of
quality, environmental protection and integrated economic and social development. NPC aims at
promoting these as a part of its objectives and activities. NPC possesses a well-equipped Library-
cum-Documentation centre.

Services: Besides providing training, consultancy and undertaking research in the area of
productivity, NPC also implements the productivity promotion plans and programmes of
the Tokyo based Asian Productivity Organization (APO) an inter-governmental body of which the
Government of India is a founder member.

Thrust Areas: NPC also conducts institutional training programmes for the development of
consultants in Productivity and Management in the areas of Industrial Engineering, Energy
Management & Energy Audit, Environment Management, Plant Engineering, HRD, TPM, TQM,
Financial Management, Marketing Management and Agricultural Productivity.

NPC aims at propagating productivity as an evolving concept, which includes attention to special
issues, and concerns relating to quality, environment, energy, integrated rural and community
development, women workers etc. Nap’s thrust is on providing modern and high quality productivity-
related services to sectors not adequately addressed by others, especially the small-scale industry
and informal sector.

NPC has been active in the area of Energy Conservation & Management for over three decades and
has undertaken numerous studies at macro, sectoral and unit levels through its team of committed
professionals. It promotes rational use of energy through: Optimization of Methods Improvement,
Technology Upgradation and Application of alternative energy sources.

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 For any further details, please contact

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity

National Productivity Council
6, SIDCO Industrial Estate,
Ambattur,
Chennai – 600 098
Tel. No. 044 – 26255216
Fax No. 044 – 26254904
Telefax No. 044-26255012
Email: aipnpc@vsnl.net

For examination related updates visit www.aipnpc.org or www.em-ea.org or

www.bee-india.nic.in or www.energymanagertraining.com.

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